The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Louis Menand
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Louis Menand
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 4 The Man of Two Minds, Section 6 | Part 2, Chapter 5 Agassiz, Section 1 | Part 2, Chapter 5 Agassiz, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Henry James Sr. rebelled against his father and took up religion in the form of ___________.
(a) Scottish Baptist.
(b) Swedenborgian.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Lutheran.

2. Holmes sat on the Supreme Court for _______ years.
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

3. Holmes was not present for the Battle of Fredericksburg and viewed it as _________.
(a) Proof of his convictions.
(b) A waste of humanity.
(c) A great success.
(d) Racist.

4. Henry Dana, Charles Sumner and Charles Adams wanted to use the governmental system to stop the spread of slavery. They were _________.
(a) Separationists.
(b) Republicans.
(c) Democrats.
(d) Conscious Whigs.

5. Henry Sr. viewed _________ as he did everything, with a distrust of institutions.
(a) Military.
(b) Education.
(c) Government.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the murder of ________ Emerson's distrust of the South grew as did his affiliation with the abolitionists.

2. ____________ began with a drunken man hallucinating in a tavern. This religion later became affiliated with Mesmerism.

3. The military leaders during the time of the civil war were often chosen due to __________.

4. Even though he had no formal education in either, ___________ taught psychology and philosophy at Harvard.

5. In January of 1861, Richard Hallowell hired Holmes as a body guard for __________.

(see the answer key)

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